You remember that Christmas tree in the photo a few days ago? It’s gone. Well, actually, it’s halfway gone. It is actually standing in the doorway beside me as I type. See?
I have been stuck lately, and I can’t seem to get unstuck. Maybe this will help.
Motherhood Uncensored recently wrote about having to always be [...]
Tags: bad housekeeping, cleaning up pine needles, Motherhood, sweeping
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 30, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Giveaway,
Knitting ***Update***
I had no idea I was so good at marketing myself! I expected a much smaller response, so I have decided to close this contest earlier than expected. This way, the odds won’t be so paltry for everyone. The contest now officially closes at noon EST February 1st. Please remember that I cannot ship internationally, [...]
Tags: free yarn, Giveaway, Knitting, longies, purewool, Sheepy Pants, yarn
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 29, 2009 in
Motherhood Two mommy bloggers I follow both posted some similar opinions on the same day. Their topics were totally different, but their points of view are the same: there is no one-size-fits-all answer to any kind of parenting question.
In Misplaced Musings‘ post, the issue was homeschooling, and the question “How do homeschoolers get socialized?” came up. [...]
Tags: choices, circumcision, homeschooling, manners, Motherhood, parenting
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 28, 2009 in
Mental Stability,
Motherhood I want to stay home. I really do. But somehow, between getting the teenager to work, the four year old to school and OT, and me to my own therapy (which includes, on occasion, knitting at the Starlight Cafe), I end up in the van. A lot.
Sometimes it’s just a distraction from the difficulty of [...]
Tags: adhd, mindfulness, Motherhood, overscheduling, parenting
“Too wet to go out
And too cold to play ball.
So we sat in the house.
We did…”
THIS:
and THIS:
and that’s all.
Tags: bad housekeeping, Motherhood, parenting
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 26, 2009 in
Mental Stability,
Motherhood The other day I had the distinct pleasure of being able to say the following words to my teenager with a straight face:
“You had a healthier emotional upbringing than that.”
The conversation started because her on again off again boyfriend is back, and the girl he dated in the interim is none too happy. She caused [...]
Tags: borderline personality disorder, depression, heartbreak, Motherhood, parenting, teenagers, young love
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 23, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Knitting,
Motherhood,
cloth diapering It’s Fiber Friday again, and as I promised, I am about to send you down rabbit holes aplenty and I guarantee you will never change a cloth diaper again because you will be too busy clicking around the fabulous sites for eco-minded moms.
If you are new to cloth diapering in general Green Mountain Diapers is [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, caring for wool, cloth diapering, cloth diapers, eco-friendly, Emma Kwasnica, etsy, facebook, free longies patterns, how to wash cloth diapers, lanolizing, longies, recycling, war on nipples, wool
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 20, 2009 in
Uncategorized As much as I hate to cause conflict, I just really can’t let this day go by without saying something divisive.
I don’t want to do it.
I feel compelled, and I have been mulling this over quite a bit today. I am not even sure I have all the details worked out. But I’m forging ahead [...]
Tags: Barak Obama, election, inauguration, race, racism
I was just asked if the bean extravaganza was worth it. I have to say, I kinda think so, even though the baby kept crying because they were hurting his feet this morning (could this be classified as torture?), so I swept them up at which point the four year old came in. [...]
Tags: child prodigies, dysfunctional families, Motherhood, parenting, working at home, writing with children
As I sit to type this, my 18 month old is being entertained by the 4 year old, who is throwing Boggle pieces at the ceiling vajh./,.
Sorry, one just landed on my hand. Anyway, he is attempting to roll an ‘E’, at which point he will be ‘the winner’.
It’s fine, really, since the Boggle frame [...]
Tags: children, housekeeping, humor, Motherhood, ocd, parenting, working from home, writing with children
